Ahead of the 2027 general election, the ruling All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party are seeking to take advantage of the leadership crisis rocking the Labour Party to reclaim the Federal Capital Territory senatorial seat from the incumbent lawmaker, Senator Ireti Kingibe. In 2023, Kingibe floored the senator representing the FCT, Philip Aduda, […]
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States and local governments owed a combined N4.09tn to banks and the Central Bank of Nigeria as of December 2024. Fresh data released in CBN’s latest quarterly statistical bulletin showed that the figure represented a slight reduction of N112bn or 2.7 per cent compared to the N4.20tn recorded in December 2023, suggesting a marginal improvement […]
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President Bola Tinubu will address a joint session of the Senate and the House of Representatives on Thursday, June 12, at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja. Democracy Day is observed in Nigeria on June 12 in honour of the June 12,1993 presidential election seen by many as the most credible poll ever conducted in the […]
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Titilopeyemi Olaniyi, a 32-year-old widow and mother of two, speaks about the horrors of travelling to Libya by road after she was promised a trip to Europe, but ended up in the North African country and her experience in a Libyan prison for five months before getting deported to Nigeria Where are you from, and […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party is set to overhaul its South-South zonal and state structures in a sweeping move aimed at flushing out disloyal members and forestalling further defections. A member of the PDP’s National Working Committee, who spoke to Sunday PUNCH on condition of anonymity, said the planned restructuring was part of renewed efforts to […]
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President Bola Timubu in a warm handshake with Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke Members of the All Progressives Congress in Osun and Anambra states have been unsettled by President Bola Tinubu’s ties with their state governors. The aggrieved members argued that Tinubu’s open show of support for Governors Ademola Adeleke (Osun) and Chukwuma Soludo (Anambra) […]
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By Banji Ayoola To be truly happy, you should see yourself as a channel through whom the power of the Almighty Father flows. A channel whose main duty is to guide what streams through him from this power to only good end. To heal wounds, build bridges of love, help, mould, give and serve. To […]
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Dr Reuben Abati Arise News anchor Reuben Abati has dismissed claims made by a media aide to the Minister, Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike, Lere Olayinka Olayinka made several allegations during the Arise News’ breakfast programme, ‘The Morning Show’, on Friday. Among the allegations, he claimed the former presidential spokesman once begged Wike for money. […]
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Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno – 31 LG chairmen, lawmakers also dump PDP -Eno: I was inspired by Tinubu’s achievements to join APC – Three commissioners quit in protest – APC to gov: We’ll do everything to accommodate you Akwa Ibom State Governor Umo Eno yesterday completed his switch to the All Progressives […]
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The All Progressives Congress has formally welcomed the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno, following his defection to the ruling party. Eno, who was elected under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, officially defected to the APC at a ceremony held on Friday at the Government House in Uyo, the state capital. […]
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